Chen, Y.-H. Henry

Y.-H. Henry Chen
Research Scientist, Joint Program
chenyh@mit.edu

Phone: 

617-715-5432

Office: 

E19-429N

Focus Areas

Energy Transition, Policy Scenarios, Climate Policy, Multi-Sector Dynamics

Bio

Research Interests:
• Computable General Equilibrium modeling
• Applied Microeconomics

Education + Credentials
Ph.D., Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2009
M.B.A., Industrial Economics, National Central University, Taiwan, 2000
B.E., Mechanical Engineering; B.B.A., Economics, National Central University, Taiwan, 1998

Recent Publications

Joint Program Report
An investigation into the effects of border carbon adjustments on the Canadian economy
Chen, Y.H.-H., H. Jebeli, C. Johnston, S. Paltsev and M.-C. Tremblay (2023). Joint Program Report Series Report 366, June, 19 p. [PDF]
Journal Article
Net Zero Emissions of Greenhouse Gases by 2050: Achievable and at What Cost?
Morris, J., Y.-H.H. Chen, A. Gurgel, J. Reilly and A. Sokolov (2023). Climate Change Economics, (doi: 10.1142/S201000782340002X)
Journal Article
A Tool for Air Pollution Scenarios (TAPS v1.0) to enable global, long-term, and flexible study of climate and air quality policies
Atkinson, W., S.D. Eastham, Y.-H.H. Chen, J. Morris, S. Paltsev, C.A. Schlosser and N.E. Selin (2022). Geoscientific Model Development, 15, 7767–7789 (doi: 10.5194/gmd-15-7767-2022)
Journal Article
A multisectoral dynamic model for energy, economic and climate scenario analysis
Chen, Y.-H. Henry, S. Paltsev, A. Gurgel, J. Reilly and J. Morris  (2022). Low Carbon Economy, 13(2) (doi: 10.4236/lce.2022.132005)
Journal Article
Economic analysis of the hard-to-abate sectors in India
Paltsev, S., A. Gurgel, J. Morris, H. Chen, S. Dey and S. Marwah (2022). Energy Economics, 112, 106149
More Publications

News + Media

News Release
Net-zero emissions by 2050: Is the world willing to pay more to lock in its long-term climate goal?
Joint Program News | 
Jul 20, 2023
In The News
Energy transition could leave fossil energy producers and investors with costly stranded assets
Energy Futures | 
Jan 26, 2023
News Release
Coordinating climate and air-quality policies to improve public health
MIT News | 
Oct 21, 2022
In The News
Losses from fossil fuel stranded assets ‘could reach $30.6tn’
Net Zero Investor | 
Sep 01, 2022
News Release
Stranded assets could exact steep costs on fossil energy producers and investors
MIT News | 
Aug 15, 2022
News Release
Getting the carbon out of India’s heavy industries
MIT News | 
Jun 29, 2022
News Release
First-ever Climate Grand Challenges recognizes 27 finalists
MIT News | 
Feb 14, 2022
News Release
Bank of Canada/OSFI pilot project helps Canadian financial sector assess climate change risks
Bank of Canada | 
Jan 14, 2022
News Brief
AGU Fall Meeting goes hybrid for 2021
Joint Program News | 
Oct 07, 2021
News Release
Electrifying cars and light trucks to meet Paris climate goals
MIT News | 
Aug 06, 2021
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